tchoeu

Norman

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃœ/
Audio (Jersey) (file)

Etymology 1

From an Old Northern French [Term?] variant of Old French cuer, coer, from Latin cor, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Noun

tchoeu m (plural tchoeux or tchoeurs)

(Jersey, anatomy, card games) heart

Alleunme touos nos tchoeux! ― Light up all of our hearts!
(Jersey) courage
(Jersey) sweetheart, darling

Alternative forms

tchoeur (Guernsey)
qùœu (continental Normandy)
kyör (Sark)

Derived terms

Terms derived from tchoeu

aver l'tchoeu d'vômi (“to feel sick”)
dé bouôn tchoeu (“willingly”)

haler au tchoeu (“to retch”)
par tchoeu (“by heart”)

tchoeuthu (“hearty, courageous”)

Etymology 2

From Old French quer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “company of dancers or singers”).

Noun

tchoeu m (plural tchoeurs)

(Jersey, music) choir, chorus

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